Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-07
THE VERMONT HORROR.
The List of Killed Reaches F0rty.Two,
With Many Sill Aissing Be
lieved to be Dead.
What Canadian Boy Went Through-A
Brave Father-How q Young Girl
Was Rescued.

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VI, Feb. C.
Thirty-nIne body in all have been recoV-
cred from yesterdays wreck, and it is
positively known that fortytwo persons
persisted, while there is probability that
q number of other corpses will be found
in the wreck or under the ice in the creek.
Just how many persons were killed can
not be ascertained while there exists SO
much uncertainty as to the number on
the train. The latest computation as to
the number OF persons on the train is
placed at over 100. Many of the survivors
will probably die from their wounds.
Considering the height from which the
cars fell and the speed ct which the train
was running, it is regarded as miraculous
that any on board escaped. One of the
first passengers to escape from the burn
ing wreck was Joseph Maignett, French
Canadian boy. He was with his father,
David Maignett, on his way from Holy
Oak to Canada. The boy sat three seats
behind his father in the third car from
the rear. He was doing in his seat when
he felt the car sliding This movement
was kept up few seconds and then it
was dashed over the bridge upon the ice.
By hard work the boy succeeded in get
ting out of one Of the windows. He at
first searched for his father and found
him by the light of the burning wreck,
pushed down by part of the car which
had fallen directly across his chest and
leg. The old man was as firm held as if
in i vice. Joseph was the only one who
escaped from the car as he says.
lie rushed to his fathers assistance and
spoke encouraging words. The father
was very cool and told his son to help
him out as soon as possible, The boy
and his father struggled, but all his strug-
Cling to eXtricate him was in vain. The
flames were approaching.
"Joseph," said the father, "run and get
an ak or saw"
But the boy could not find either.
"Pull me out" said the father. Given
if you have to break my legs, do it."
Joseph tugged away with all his might
but could not stir his father an inch.
With wonderful GOODNESS the father said:
"lt's no use my son; there is no escape
for me; remember the dying words of
your father. Always be good boy; fare
well ny son, I'll meet you in another
world"
The danes were then so close that the
boy could not remain longer, and he left
flames and watched his father slowly burn
to death.
Rescuers came to Maria Sadler of
Ormesburg, Pa. She was pinned down
by heavy timbers. The men got hold of
her and pulled with all their strength.
At last they got her free, but they broke
her aukle in doing so.
Mr.. Mccarthy, who went on the relief
in nj hot
the broken rail was about twenty rods
from the bridge, and that the engine and
the first two cars did not leave the iron.
The baggage and mail cars were preserved
intact One man died soon after being
carried into the mail car.
Mr.. Mccarthy saw man with Il little
child in his arms on the bank of the river
and both dead.
A woman was lying on the snow and
kind persons had covered her with what
spare clothing they could procure. Soon
after there was sufficient help to remove
her to the Spingre house. She was badly
hurt but still alive.
As soon as the flames had subsidized suf
ticiently the work of recovering bodies
from the wreck began. Most of the re-
mains were 50 charred as to be unrecog-
nizable.
The body of the Pullman conductor,
Burgess, was one of the first taken out.
1t was not badly mutilated.
The remains of the porter of one of the
cars were identified by his clothing aud
watch.
The body of Wesson, son of the well
known arms manufacturer of Springfield,
was identified tonight by friends from
his home.
In the pocket of blue dress coat was
found q letter written upon letterhead
of G. W. Sanford, agent of the Moxie
Nerve Food Company dated Washington,
December 10, and addressed
to "Dear CHARLES" The body
of the writer is supposed to have been
entirely destroyed, and it is supposed by
travelling men to have been that of Charles
w. Sanford. He was in q Boston Pull
man car.
coat belonging to Charles A. Hubbard
of Boston was found.
Miss ?. H. Follett of Sharon, VT,
proves not to have been seriously injured.
Most of the bodies recovered were
taken to the village of Hartford and
placed in an undertaker's establishment.
SAW HIS BROTHER DIE.
WORCESTER MASS, req. ~. w.
BoWk - commission merchant of this
city, was on the down train from Mon
treal yesterday, and passed several hours
al the scene of the wreck. The scene at
the bridge detied description. He says
the burned timbers of the bridge and cars
and the chdrred bodies OF. the victims were
scattered over the ice. The crowd as
sembled was enormous. One man came
to me while l stood gazing at the fearful
sight and pointing to the middle of the
ruins he said: "My brother lies in there
burned to death. He was not much hurt
think, but he was hemmed in frightfully.
worked with all my might to save him,
but it was no use. The fire drove me
back and he persisted"
THOUSANDS OF VISITORS.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VT, Feb. G.
Probably 5000 persons visited the scene
OF the wreck to-day. The only trains
were for the accommodation Of officials
and for carrying the wounded and dead.
Consequently all manner of con-
veyances were brought into requisi-
ton, many teams coming from
3 distance of forty or fifty miles and cen
tering here in long professions. Seven
or eight bodies were to-day identified by |
friends, and there were many heartrend- |